Gastrotheca rebeccae

Gastrotheca rebeccae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hemiphractidae
Genus:Gastrotheca
Species: G. rebeccae
Binomial name
Gastrotheca rebeccae
Duellman and Trueb, 1988

Gastrotheca rebeccae (common name: Rebecca's marsupial frog) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Peru and known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental in the Ayacucho Region, at elevations of 2,440–2,970 m (8,010–9,740 ft) asl.[2] The specific name honours Dr. Rebecca Pyles from the East Tennessee State University.[3]

Natural habitat of Gastrotheca rebeccae is cloud forest. Possible threats to this species are unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Angulo, A.; Arizabal, W.; Neira, D. & Martinez, J.L. (2004). "Gastrotheca rebeccae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55356A11298262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55356A11298262.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Gastrotheca rebeccae Duellman and Trueb, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.


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